Headrest



Oct. 16,1945.

HEADREST Filed July 1, 1943 VIN'NT0R,- Q ail A. Ian-s'den G. A. LANSDEN 2,387,079

Patented Oct. 16, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HEADREST Gail A. Lansden, Woodburn, Oreg.

Application July 1, 1943, Serial No. 493,089 4 Claims. (01. 155-1rz) My invention relates to chairs such as are used in beauty parlors, barber shops and the like, and has among its objects and advantages the provision of an improved chin and headrest.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the invention applied to a chair.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the chin rest partly in section.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the structure of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is an end view.

In the embodiment of the invention selected for illustration, the rest I comprises a wood member I2 having a shank I4 and a chin piece I6. The chin piece is arranged substantially at right angles to the shank I4, but the contour of the member I2 embodies a gentle curvature and rounded edges so as to fit comfortably alongside the neck and under the chin of the patron.

A metal sleeve I8 is pressed into an axial bore 26 in the shank I4 for the reception of one end of a supporting rod or bracket 22. This rod is bent to provide right-angular shafts 24 and 26, the shaft 24 being inserted in the sleeve I8. A set screw 28 extends loosely through an opening 30 in the shank I4 and is threaded through the sleeve I8 to fixedly relate the sleeve and the shaft 2 Thus the rest I0 may be adjusted longitudinally of the shaft 24 as well as rotated thereon to adjust the rest to the desired position.

A mounting plate 32 is provided for the shaft 25. This plate is welded to two rods 34 mounted for vertical adjustment through a plate indicated at 36 in connection with the chair back 38. Such devices are old and well known in the art.

To the shaft 26 is fixed a flange 40 to rest on the plate 32, the lower end of the shaft 26 extending loosely through an opening 42 in plate 32. A wing nut 44 is threaded on the shaft 26 for engagement with the bottom face of the plate 32 to clamp the latter between the flange 40 and the nut. Thus the rest I0 may be adjusted in a horizontal plane about the axis of the shaft 25.

Without further elaboration, the foregoing will so fully explain my invention, that others may, by

applying current knowledge, readily adapt the same for use under various conditions of service.

Iclaim:

1. A headrest of the type described comprising a mount, a bracket having first and second shafts arranged at an angle to each other, said first shaft being connected with said mount for rotation about a vertical axis. a headrest member connected with said second shaft for relative axial and rotary movement, and means for fixedly relating said headrest element to said second shaft, said headrest having 'a chin portion and a shank portion adapted to lie along one side of the neck.

2. A headrest of the type described comprising a mount, a bracket having first and second shafts arranged at an angle to each other, said first shaft being connected with said mount for rotation about a vertical axis, a headrest member connected with said second shaft for relative axial and rotary movement, and means for fixedly relating said headrest element to said second shaft, said headrest element including a shank adapted to lie along one side of the neck and mounted on said second shaft and a chin piece arranged substantially at right angles to the shank.

3. The invention described in claim 2 wherein said shank is provided with an axial bore having a bearing sleeve, said second shaft fitting in said bearing sleeve, said last mentioned means comprising a set screw fitting loosely in an opening in said shank and threaded through said sleeve for engagement with the second shaft.

4. A headrest for chairs, comprising a plate for attachment to a chair, a bracket having a first shaft adjustably mounted on said plate for movement about a vertical axis, said bracket including a horizontal second shaft, a wood headrest having ashank and a laterally projecting chin piece, said shank being provided with a metal sleeve loosely receiving said second shaft, said sleeve being fixed to said shank and adjustable longitudinally and rotatively of said second shaft, and means for fixedly relating the sleeve to the second shaft.

GAIL A. LANSDEN. 

